Join the Friends for our Annual Summer Party on July 17 from 6 – 8, this year at our new location: The Four Seasons Hotel Boston. Come celebrate with drinks and hors d’oeuvre to benefit our work in the Common, the Garden, and the Mall. $85. Purchase tickets at www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org
Light pollution, simply put, is any unnecessary or excessive outdoor illumination. Sadly, it’s become a pervasive and ugly consequence of modern 24/7 society.
Light pollution robs us of the night sky’s beauty, negatively affects the ecosystem, and creates an in-your-face waste of energy. But a new mindset and new technology are poised to slow and perhaps reverse this bane of modern life.
Kelly Beatty has been explaining the science and wonder of astronomy to the public since 1974. An award-winning writer and communicator, he specializes in planetary science and space exploration as Senior Editor for Cambridge-based Sky & Telescope magazine. Beatty enjoys sharing his passion for astronomy with a wide spectrum of audiences, from children to professional astronomers, and you’ll occasionally hear his interviews and guest commentaries on National Public Radio and The Weather Channel. He served for a decade on the Board of Directors for the International Dark-Sky Association. He will speak in the Weld Hill Building of the Arnold Arboretum on Tuesday, July 16 at 7 pm, sponsored by Greening Rozzie, Boston City Counselor Michelle Wu, and the Boston Food Forest Coalition. The program is free but registration requested at 617-384-5277, or at www.my.arboretum.edu.
This Berkshire Botanical Garden workshop is complementary to BBG’s current exhibition, Shimmering Flowers: Nancy Lorenz’s Bronze and Lacquer Landscapes. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the artistic medium of gold leafing and deepen their understanding by creating their very own gold leaf jar. Facilitated by BBG’s art education intern Mariah Baca. This workshop begins at 2 in the Center House Leonhardt Galleries, 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge, and is open to all ages and is free with Garden admission. Come learn by creating! For more information visit www.berkshirebotanical.org. Workshops will take place weekly through July 24.
